Reeves named Eagles basketball coach For the past 19 years, Shelby Reeves has been an assistant coach with the Hobbs basketball program. Tuesday afternoon, he became just the fourth head coach for the Eagles in the last 68 years. Reeves has been an Eagle his entire life. “I am very excited, very, very excited,” Reeves said. “I felt like this …

Practices after a loss typically aren’t fun for players, especially when they play for a coach like Joe Carpenter on the Hobbs girls’ basketball team. The practices consist of incredible attention to detail. Every little thing is a big thing. Optimal effort is required, the highest level of competitiveness is expected, and one who doesn’t treat the practice accordingly is …

Eagles’ Strasner leaves his mark on the court By Jason Farmer There’s no doubt Hobbs basketball star Clay Strasner had a huge impact on the Eagles this season. The senior scored 802 points and grabbed 251 rebounds, as the Eagles tallied the most wins (21-10) for the program since winning the state championship in 2014-15 with a 30-2 record. Because …